Letter on behalf of constituent re his 2005 ford escape which has 45,200 miles and in need of a transmission replacement.
2005 Ford Escape transmission complaints
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I was driving my car and it shut off for no apparent reason. I barely made it to the shoulder of the road as to not cause an accident. There were no warning lights or signs of trouble with my automobile prior to this day. I took it to the dealership they told me that the PCM and 5 of 6 ignition coils failed. But the spark plugs were fine. I replace the ignition coils and spark plugs. The car still will not start they are adamant that I replace the PCM. I have done some research on the computer and spoke to a few different local mechanics. It seems that my automobile is not the only that has had this problem. One mechanic told me that ford actually uses a different ignition coil part number now. I leads me to believe that ford should step up and have a recall for faulty parts. They continually tell me that it is normal for the PCM to fail at times. How is that possible. So that they can continue to make money.
Mine did exact thing as list in odi id number:10227495- but different for ford escape. Mine is not hev. On april 26,2008 I was on my way to a lacrosse game at w.g. High school,camillus,ny ,I was on interstate 690 ,when my car did what the description said,car came to complete halt at traffic light,all power went in vehicle,let car sit for a minute to restart,it did and when home after game. That monday vehicle did same thing for a second time,this time,didn't restart,car was towed to nearby firestone store,got fixed and was told about a recall. Call dealer-they didn't nothing after having it two day. Car acted up on thurs. Sat I made appt to aamco to see if they can fix it,they did ,found out after 1hr and 30 minutes at work that it was faulty transmission,costing me 2600. Ford didn't send me any card about vehicle because dealer I bought it from was bought out.
I bought my ford escape 2005, when I bought it something didn't feel right. I took it for regular maintenance, the maintenance people never said that there was anything wrong . Last week my transmission blew up, all of a sudden. The vehicle had 52,000 miles, and I have to pay several thousands dollars out of my pocket because its only covered to 36,000 to miles. Talking with the mechanic he told me that he has received several ford escapes with transmissions problems, we both think that they have defective transmissions.
The transmission failed again in traffic. The vehicle shifted repeatedly into other gears while in the drive position.
2005 ford escape xlt sport had transmission problems. *kb
Dt*: the contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle's transmission failed, throwing the vehicle out of gear. The vehicle would not accelerate or change gears. It was pulled to the side of the road, and then taken to a service dealer. The dealer determined that the transmission pump shaft was broken, and the gear surface was completely worn. The individual parts were replaced.
New 2005 ford escape has numerous issues that are not being addressed by multiple dealer shops: - intermittent stalling, similar to problem causing recall of 2001 - 2003 escapes. Car will suddenly lose power, resulting in loss of power sterring and brakes. Dealer cannot reproduce, so will do nothing about it. - gasoline smell and loud knocking from engine in hot temperatures. - extremely low gas mileage, almost 50% below advertised mileage. These complaints appear in other reports as well, so this is not isolated. Ford is doing its best not to address any of these issues and telling people to just deal with it.
Dt*: the contact stated while turning into a parking lot at low speed, the vehicle lurched forward without warning. The vehicle stopped forward motion when the contact applied brake pressure. Also, the automatic transmission makes a clunking noise while shifting gears. Additionally, the key is difficult to turn in the ignition. In spite of the ongoing problems, the vehicle was not inspected by the dealer.
Dt*: the contact stated while parked with the emergency brake off the vehicle rolled backwards. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. They dealer was able to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was alerted. Updated 03/28/06.
Purchased new ford escape january, 2005. Transmission disengaged and failed august, 2005 with only 6091 miles on the odometer and in busy intersection. Car had to be towed to drew ford dealer...transmission overhauled. Transmission disengaged on september, 2005 with 6710 miles on the odometer. At this time we were traveling 70 MPH on freeway with considerable traffic to negotiate to the roadside. Car towed again to dealer. Transmission overhauled again after manufacturer refused to replace transmission with new one. Were told by drew ford that it was a different part that failed the second time and that it was a result of faulty assembly by the manufacturer. We have serious concerns about getting behind the wheel of this vehicle and trepidation that our safety may be jeopardized if this happens again.
While pumping gas and parking in first gear vehicle rolled out into oncoming traffic. As a result, vehicle collided with another vehicle.
Vehicle has grinding noise while driving in low speeds and reverse. Seems to be getting worse.
The vehicle's 4-wheel drive sensor failed. *nm the consumer believes the vehicle 4-wheel drive is selective and not doing the job it was touted to do.
Transmission failed. Fortunately it failed before the traffic light turned green releasing the traffic headed toward the vehicle. I was able to drive in whatever gear it was in home. The vehicle ceased going into gear and was towed to the dealership. The vehicle was 15 days old and had 1326 mostly highway miles on it when the failure occurred. The dealership has indicated that the failure was the clutch in the automatic transmission. Parts were on national back order. Car has been in dealership for 16 days. Vehicle still awaiting parts for repair.
Car seized to run on street. Transmission failed at 170 miles.
Intermittently while driving vehicle seems to go into neutral. Engine revved and clung, then goes back into drive. This failure occurred while reversing. The indicators on the dashboard kept flashing from n to r, the engine revved before finally settling in reverse. The second time this failure occurred while reversing, engine light came on. Dealership performed a diagnostic test in which the failure code read p01702. A factory engineer indicated that they were currently investigating this failure, but no remedy had been found.
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